A roundup of love songs themed around homosexuality and LGBTQ+

My name is Unrequited Loveindigo la End

indigo la End "The Name Is Unrequited Love"

This is a song by indigo la End that portrays the fear of realizing your love won’t be accepted by society or those around you, and the yearning you still can’t suppress.

Its uniquely floating sound and Enon Kawatani’s fragile vocals evoke emotional wavering and anxiety.

The lyrics also seem to revolve around the theme of “being yourself,” and the protagonist’s willingness to cast aside their own identity in wishing for a loved one to live as they want makes the story all the more heartrending.

Precisely because they’re doing something society finds hard to accept, their growing feelings of love become frightening—a song imbued with the sorrow of being a minority.

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Caramel / Mosawo. [Music Video]

This song brings the bittersweet ache of unrequited love right to your chest.

Released in November 2021, it was written as the opening theme for the BL drama “My Beautiful Man.” Crafted to match the drama’s worldview—which portrays the relationship between a high school student with a stutter and someone at the top of the school’s social hierarchy—the lyrics capture a clumsy, heartfelt love from the protagonist’s perspective.

Even while knowing he isn’t worthy of the other person, he can’t help but follow him with his eyes.

The emotions swaying between low self-esteem and feelings that can’t be contained are expressed through the imagery of a sweet yet slightly bitter taste.

About the two of uskarin

Karin “About the Two of Us” [MV]

Singer-songwriter Karin, who gained attention from her piano-and-vocal videos on TikTok.

Released in March 2023, this song portrays lovers facing a farewell at a quiet bus stop.

Though they speak different languages and grew up in different environments, they spent their days laughing at the same things and crying over the same things.

In lyrics that gently trace the overlapping of their hearts, a form of love that transcends gender and nationality comes into view.

It’s a song that resonates with the determination to keep believing in each other, even when distance keeps them apart and they can’t meet when they want to.

In the end, it’s love.Soraoto feat. KurīpuhaiPu

Sorane / Anyway, It’s Love feat. CreepHyp - Official Music Video -

Sorae, who drew attention as a high school rapper and whose first album, “Fantasy club,” is still fresh in listeners’ minds, delivers this track, “Anyway, It’s Love,” a collaboration with CreepHyp.

The song was co-written by Sorae and Seikan Ozaki, and its profound lyrics will satisfy fans of both artists.

It portrays complex romance and emotions, and those in same-sex relationships will likely think, “I get it,” as it reveals the struggle of having one’s relationship denied or questioned by others.

The title itself carries nuance, and throughout the song you can feel a palpable sense of frustration and poignancy.

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You will fall in love this summer.≠ME

≠ME (Not Equal Me) / 1st Single 'You Will Fall in Love This Summer' [MV full]

The idol group ≠ME produced by Rino Sashihara released their major debut single in July 2021.

This work refreshingly portrays the feelings of summer love, and a notable feature of the music video is its delicate depiction of romance between girls.

The lyrics express a protagonist who, prompted by a fortune-telling, resolves to take a step toward love.

It’s a piece where the exhilaration and bittersweetness of youth coexist.

When you realize you have feelings for someone of the same sex, this is a song that gently gives you a push forward.

It got found out that I like you.Kasamura Tōta

I Got Caught Liking You / feat. Fukase

Released by Tota Kasamura in July 2020, this song is a poignant ballad about a protagonist who, once their feelings are discovered, chooses to “go far away.” Without using direct words of love, it delicately portrays a self-sacrificing affection—one that even fears leaving a trace of oneself in the other person’s memory.

The structure is striking too, with a calm piano-centered arrangement that swells emotionally toward the end.

It’s a track I especially recommend to anyone who has ever stepped back for the sake of someone they cared about.

It smelled like shampoo.22/7

22/7 2nd single “It Smelled Like Shampoo” music video

A 2nd single by 22/7 that portrays a secret longing for an upperclassman at an all-girls school.

Released in April 2018, the song delicately weaves the feelings of a faint, bittersweet crush.

It tells of parting with a senior who is leaving the club, the image of a white blouse turning translucent in backlight, and a gently drifting scent.

While carrying a love that can’t be told to anyone, the story unfolds up to the moment the senior embraces her, tightening the chest with every scene.

This work leaves the ache of an unfulfilled first love, yet also a lingering sense of solace.

It’s a song that quietly stands by those who cannot confide their feelings for someone of the same gender.